
Easter 2026: “May we be transformed by the peace of Christ"
On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIV delivered his Urbi et Orbi message from St. Peter’s Basilica, proclaiming Christ's resurrection as “the beginning of a new humanity.” He called on the world to be transformed by the peace of the Risen Christ and to reject the growing “globalization of indifference” to war and suffering.

Letter from the Prelate (19 March 2026)
On the feast of Saint Joseph, the Prelate of Opus Dei encourages the faithful of the Work to prepare themselves spiritually for its centenary, with a grateful look towards the past and a hope-filled one towards the future.

Friendship: Theory and Practice
An interview with Michael Pakaluk, author of the book, “The Company We Keep: True Friendship and Why it Matters.” The book aims to help the reader, as a Christian, learn to be a better friend.
Help Us Shape the Next Chapter of opusdei.org

Over the last 30 years, millions of people have found a place to pray, read, and grow on this website. You might well be one of them. If so, thank you! We’d love to hear about your experience so your voice can help shape the future of opusdei.org.
A New Digital Window Into the History of Opus Dei

Two specialist institutions launch a new website dedicated to the history of Opus Dei, combining academic rigour with an accessible, multimedia approach.
Romana 80 in English

A new issue of “Romana,” the official bulletin of the prelature of Opus Dei, is available in English on the Romana website. It covers the first half of 2025.
Highlights from UNIV 2026

Close to 2,500 students from 26 countries were in Rome to live Holy Week with the Pope and meet the Prelate of Opus Dei. The theme of UNIV in 2026 was “Building bridges: the art of dialogue.”
Lent is here to draw us back to God
In living Christian faith, much is brimming over with light. We catch a glimpse of God working wonders in our lives. We feel the power of the angel’s words: “Rejoice! The Lord is with you.” But in our lives, there is also much that is darkness.
Christ came to enable forgiveness of our sins

In nine months we will celebrate Christmas. The early Christians remembered the day with special solemnity and called it the Feast of the Annunciation, recalling how God sent Saint Gabriel to a young woman in Nazareth. The angel announced: “Mary, do not be afraid! You have won God’s favour. Behold, you are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus.”
There’s more to true love than romance

Valentine’s Day is all about love. There are two radically different ways of looking at it. If your romance reduces to a one-night stand, it is nothing more than a lie dressed up to look like love. If a man commits himself to be faithful to one woman for his whole life and the woman commits herself in the same way, then their love is true love.
Allow God to order steps in the New Year

How you ever noticed how clearly the Gospel focuses on change? The Bible is all about a change from the old covenant to the new covenant. Jesus tells his disciples about a change that begins with a baptism of fire. He works his first miracle by changing water into wine. The Sermon on the Mount tells us to change from the old law to the new law, where we love our enemies and overcome evil with an abundance of good deeds.

